Grant Shapps is a sock-puppeting loser Comments

Tony

Thu, 2 Apr 2015 10:03:57 +0000

VERY interesting reading, given the recent Grant Shapps/Michael Green disclosures. I agree - it's laughable that a person who holds himself out as an internet marketing guru (Michael Green) can, in another persona, be so stupid as to use (or expect everyone to believe he used) as password as insecure as "1234". I mean, really??!?

Grant Shapps

Fri, 3 May 2013 10:35:09 +0000

Personally, I think it shows Grant Shapps has a very good sense of humour, what a fellow! I'd vote for him.

Tim_Ireland

Tue, 4 Sep 2012 13:25:00 +0000

If you look in the other comments above, you will see a years-old debate about that. Happily, if Grant were telling anything near the truth, he would have some documentation from Google and/or the police by now. (waits with near-saintly patience)

ckcosts

Tue, 4 Sep 2012 13:18:31 +0000

don't youtube passwords have to be at least 8 characters long?

FlammableF

Mon, 3 Sep 2012 13:33:28 +0000

Philip C - he may well be following his own advice from HowToCorp on "How To Build a BIG List" http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/sep/02/gr... He apparently follows and unfollows ~450 people/day....

@SnoopyChicken

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:59:24 +0000

I don't think it's ever been possible to have a youtube account password with less than 6 characters, if it was created since google took over than that will prevent you from making stupid passwords like 1234

Tim_Ireland

Sat, 29 Jan 2011 14:44:16 +0000

Shapps would be unaware you had read this unless you had tweeted a link to it. Also, given his past conduct, he appears to be the type of Tory that DOESN'T connect with people with opposing views, so it seems unlikely he would follow you on the basis of you having read/tweeted this article. Just for your peace of mind.

Philip C

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 23:09:18 +0000

I read this post following a link from twitter. I am now being followed on twitter by Grant Shapps. Can anyone explain how he would know who is reading this post - and why he might feel the urge to follow those reading it. New to twitter and blogging so quite confused!

Jim Bliss

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 09:59:21 +0000

errorgorilla,Just to clarify... the Grant Shapps version of events is one of the most ridiculous things I've read on the internet (I know, just stop for a moment and think about *that*). The idea that someone would hack the account of a Tory MP in order to post a message pretending to be a LibDem supporter just makes no sense. And Shapps is insulting the intelligence of anyone he expects to believe such drivel.*But*, I've just created a test YouTube account with the password 1234 and then tried to log in using the wrong password. I gave it 10 attempts before I got bored, and the account never locked or got blocked.I'm not disputing anything you say. I suspect, as manic points out, it's a result of YT having multiple log-in systems.

errorgorilla

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:59:40 +0000

Erm, Old Skool YouTube I think. I even wore my Adidas Gazelle and clicked my iPod to Rapper's Delight by the Sugarhill Gang to really give it that back-in-the-day flavour.

Manic

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 07:26:38 +0000

Again, this could simply come down to the difference between attempting to login under a Google account and an old-skool YT one... which did you use for this experiment, errorgorilla?

errorgorilla

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 06:24:31 +0000

Would it be uncharitable to invite Mikkimoose to spit-shine my arse? I've just tried again: the fifth attempt elicits a warning and the sixth attempt causes the message "You had too many login failures. Please wait before trying to log in again" to appear. I'm now keying in my correct password and access is still blocked. Not locked Mikki. Blocked.

Manic

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:47:50 +0000

It could be that a temporary IP block or something similar applies for Google accounts, but not YT - or vice-versa. There's a been a lot of confusion about that today.I doubt it's worth much personal processing time, though... I mean, '1234'? Come *on*....

mikkimoose

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:37:22 +0000

hmm, errorgorilla best not to make things up, YouTube doesn't allow five attempts before locking the account - I just tried now, and I entered far more than that and it did not lock my account.A complete fabrication.

errorgorilla

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:44:10 +0000

Shapps runs the internet marketing outfit Howtocorp.com under another pseudonym. Perhaps Michael Green is more technically savvy than Grant or maybe he should buy his own Easy Download Protector and enjoy the safety of a "simple way to set up a secure password protected download or membership area, so your customers can access your digital products - but ONLY once they've paid you." Presumably it doesn't recommend creating laughably easy passwords.

errorgorilla

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:07:41 +0000

Ha! Excellent. Poor show from Iain Dale too. Even his audience aren't buying it, although one hapless commentator invokes all sorts of implausible shenanigans a malevolent impostor might have employed, when in reality YouTube allows five attempts at logging in before blocking the account.I've tried Googling for Aristoteliananselm but nothing comes back. And why the Thompson Twins? Bizarre.

semajmaharg

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:37:07 +0000

That can't have been an email from Grant Shapps. I emailed him over 24 hours ago and he hasn't replied. It must be an imposter who's, like, stolen his password or something.

Manic

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:29:59 +0000

And yet he appears to want me to believe his excuses when he can provide no evidence to back them up.

Joe Taylor

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 14:57:09 +0000

This would be the same Grant Shapps who claimed that Lib Dems pay people fifty quid to put up a poster (and then failed to supply any evidence).Clearly a bit of a fantasist, I think...